Night Shift

You are a dearest to me too, @PeppiPatty. Thank you for your kindness and interesting thoughts. I have to say I think you would know a lot more about many things than I and others do, and have more direct experience of many things others do not. Plus you have a good heart, intuition and sense of playfulness, all so valuable to other people in distress. Not only that but I just read in another thread that you can play classical guitar! Another talent I didn't know about you. I understand that you feel unable to engage with some things at this time in your life and that is fair enough. I wonder why you feel so especially tired these days. Do you have regular meetings with your GP to discuss these things? I say this because there may be a medical reason for it, aside from what you face with your brain injury and mental health challenges. Wishing you the best always.

@PeppiPatty patty, look up the applications of neuroplasticity for brain injuries, if you haven't done so already. i suspect soothing and/or stimulating music (such as baroque and/or good opera) might have a good effect too, but i'd get advice on that as i'm just guessing (it sounds logical 'though). i'm pretty sure that i read somewhere that different 'quizes', 'conundrums' and 'mind games' (cross words? logic and deduction games? solving optical illusions?) can regenerate the brain - maybe do such exercises for 20 mins a day in the morning. Of course, check out all the afore-mentioned with a g.p. or expert before you do it because i am just surmising and dredging up bits of information from my memory. Norman Doidge m.d. wrote a book called a few years back 'The brain that changes itself' and I just did a quick google and he seems to have published more papers on the topic since then. Read it and/or force a family member, g.p. or support worker to read it and get them all helping you grow your brain back how you want it 🙂

Lol @Terry I've read that book !!

Thanks for bringing it up though !!

no problem. you're welcome. x 🙂

Glad to hear you are energised to be back on the job in some ways, LJ, and that your psychologist has confidence in you. Hope it helps release some stress to get some of your anxieties out on the page here. Such worthwhile work to be helping children with social and emotional issues. I wish I had teachers like that when I was at school. Sending you restful vibes.

Dear @Former-Member

Just like @MazaritaI so wish I had a teacher like you when I was in Primary School. That you worry .......feels that you are ready for this! I bet your that teacher who....really works hard with each child.......

So many teachers so caught up in their own little world ........

Didn't you mention at one time,,,,little steps......one step at a time?

Remember how much confidence you have given all of us during the time we have known you? Hold onto a little of it for you now. Feel it in you a little flame for you honey.

We are alo here for you and so proud of you...

@Former-Member You're enormously brave, lisajane (and you're on my prayer list and i'm sorry if that irritates you to hear) and I have no doubt that you can do the job, as you have clearly done it competently in the past, and are qualified to do the job - what concerns me is whether THEY (the ubiquitous 'they') will LET you do it. Stigma's shocking at this point in history. Good luck to you and god bless, plucky, clever lady, and you and your family are on my prayer list and we're all here for you (at the site) the best we can be. i'm off to bible study soon (and i've got to get over the issue i have with the guy who runs the group, who can be a bit sexist). Catch you all soon x 🙂